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V. Boccaccio

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Survival of patients with HCV cirrhosis and sustained virologic response is similar to the general population.

2016

Background & Aims: Life expectancy of patients with compensated hepatitis C virus (HCV) cirrhosis achieving sustained virologic response (SVR) is limited by liver events as compared to the general population. Thus, survival benefit of SVR remains to be measured. Methods: The study includes prospective surveillance data from three cohorts of Italian patients with compensated HCV cirrhosis who achieved SVR on an interferon-based (IFN) regimen, compared to simultaneously observed non-SVR, untreated and decompensated patients. Overall survival was calculated from the date of start of IFN to death. The number of deaths expected during the at-risk period was determined by applying age- and se…

AdultLiver CirrhosisMalemedicine.medical_specialtySustained Virologic ResponsePopulation03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineInternal medicinemedicineHumansProspective StudieseducationSurvival analysisAgededucation.field_of_studyHepatologybusiness.industryMortality rateHepatitis CHepatitis C ChronicMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseSurgerySurvival RateRegimenStandardized mortality ratio030220 oncology & carcinogenesisRelative riskHCVFemale030211 gastroenterology & hepatologyInterferonsViral hepatitisbusiness
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Improved survival of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and compensated hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis who attained sustained virological re…

2017

Background Few studies examined the outcome of patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related cirrhosis who developed hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The relative weight as determinant of death for cancer vs end-stage liver disease (ESLD) and the benefit of HCV eradication remain undefined. This multicentre, retrospective analysis evaluates overall survival (OS), rate of decompensation and tumour recurrence in compensated HCC patients treated with interferon (IFN) according to HCV status since HCC diagnosis. Methods Two groups of patients with HCV-related cirrhosis and HCC were followed since HCC diagnosis: (i) compensated cirrhotics with prior sustained virological response (SVR) on IFN-bas…

Liver CirrhosisMaleCirrhosisTime FactorsSustained Virologic ResponseHepacivirusKaplan-Meier Estimatemedicine.disease_causeGastroenterologyLiver disease0302 clinical medicineRisk Factorshepatitis C viruLiver Neoplasmsvirus diseasesHepatitis Chepatocellular carcinomainterferonMiddle AgedHepatitis CTreatment OutcomeItaly030220 oncology & carcinogenesisHepatocellular carcinoma030211 gastroenterology & hepatologyDrug Therapy CombinationFemalesustained virological responseLiver cancermedicine.medical_specialtyCarcinoma HepatocellularHepatitis C virussurvivalAntiviral Agents03 medical and health sciencesInternal medicineRibavirinmedicinehepatitis C virus; hepatocellular carcinoma; interferon; survival; sustained virological response; HepatologyHumansDecompensationPropensity ScoreAgedProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesHepatologybusiness.industryHepatologymedicine.diseasedigestive system diseasesMultivariate AnalysisInterferonsNeoplasm Recurrence LocalbusinessLiver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver
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High efficacy of direct-acting anti-viral agents in hepatitis C virus-infected cirrhotic patients with successfully treated hepatocellular carcinoma

2018

Background: The efficacy of direct-acting anti-viral (DAA) therapy in patients with a history of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is unknown. Aim: We prospectively evaluated whether previously treated HCC affects DAA efficacy in a large real-life cohort of cirrhotic patients. Methods: From January to December 2015 all consecutive HCV mono-infected patients with cirrhosis and/or history of HCC attending 10 Italian tertiary liver centres were enrolled. Baseline characteristics and response to therapy were recorded. 1927 patients were enrolled (mean age: 62.1 10.9 years; 1.205 males). Genotype 1 was the most frequent (67.9%) followed by genotypes 3 (12.4%), 2 (11.2%) and 4 (8.6%). 88.4% and 10.9…

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Hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence in patients with curative resection or ablation: impact of HCV eradication does not depend on the use of interfer…

2016

none 48 no Background: In HCV-infected cirrhotic patients with successfully treated early hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the time to HCC recurrence and the effects of sustained viral eradication (SVR) by interferon (IFN)-based or IFN-free regimens on HCC recurrence remain unclear. Aim: To perform an indirect comparison of time to recurrence (TTR) in patients with successfully treated early HCC and active HCV infection with those of patients with SVR by IFN-based and by IFN-free regimens. Methods: We evaluated 443 patients with HCV-related cirrhosis and Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer Stage A/0 HCC who had a complete radiological response after curative resection or ablation. Active HCV infec…

Liver CirrhosisMaleCirrhosisDatabases FactualGastroenterologyHCV-infected cirrhotic patients; hepatocellular carcinoma; HCC; sustained viral eradication; SVR; interferon0302 clinical medicineRetrospective StudiePharmacology (medical)Prospective StudiesHCV-infected cirrhotic patientsHCCProspective cohort studyAged 80 and overLiver NeoplasmsGastroenterologyvirus diseasesHepatitis Chepatocellular carcinomainterferonMiddle AgedHepatitis CLiver Neoplasm030220 oncology & carcinogenesisHepatocellular carcinomaCatheter AblationInterferon030211 gastroenterology & hepatologyFemaleLiver cancerHumanAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyCarcinoma HepatocellularSVRLiver CirrhosiAntiviral AgentsFollow-Up Studie03 medical and health sciencesInternal medicinemedicineCarcinomaEarly Hepatocellular CarcinomaHumansAgedRetrospective StudiesAntiviral AgentHepatologybusiness.industrySettore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNARetrospective cohort studymedicine.diseasedigestive system diseasesSurgeryProspective Studiesustained viral eradicationInterferonsNeoplasm Recurrence LocalbusinessFollow-Up Studies
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12 weeks of interferon-based therapy is feasible in patients with hepatitis C-related cirrhosis and thrombocytopenia: A post hoc analysis of eltrombo…

2015

Background: A 24-48-week course of interferon-based therapy poorly tolerated in hepatitis C virus (HCV) cirrhosis patients with thrombocytopenia. Aim of the study was to identify patients at low-risk of liver-related complications over a 12-week course of interferon-based therapy. Methods: We assessed the rate of complications and death during the first 12 weeks of interferon-based therapy in HCV cirrhotics with thrombocytopenia (platelets ≤75×109/L) enrolled in the ENABLE-1 and -2 phase 3 randomised controlled trials. Results: Overall, among 1441 patients, 89 complications (6.9%) and 10 deaths (0.7%) were observed within the first 12 weeks of therapy. At univariate analysis baseline albumi…

Liver CirrhosisMaleCirrhosisHepacivirusmedicine.disease_causeGastroenterologyBenzoatesSeverity of Illness IndexLiver-related complicationchemistry.chemical_compoundModel for End-Stage Liver DiseaseRisk FactorsAlbumin levelHydrazineMultivariate AnalysiAged 80 and overUnivariate analysisGastroenterologyHepatitis CMiddle AgedHydrazinesTreatment OutcomeFemaleHumanAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyLiver CirrhosiHepatitis C virusEltrombopagAlpha interferonAntiviral AgentsBenzoateInternal medicineAlbuminsRibavirinmedicineHumansLiver-related mortalityAgedAntiviral AgentHepaciviruHepatologybusiness.industryAlbuminRisk FactorRibavirinMELD scoreInterferon-alphaHepatitis C Chronicmedicine.diseaseThrombocytopeniaSurgerychemistryPyrazoleMultivariate AnalysisPyrazolesbusinessDigestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver
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Predictors of hepatocellular carcinoma in HCV cirrhotic patients treated with direct acting antivirals

2018

Background: Despite the dramatic improvement in viral eradication rates that has been reached with direct antiviral agents (DAAs),the real benefit of viral eradication after DAAs on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development is still controversial. Aim: To prospectively assess the risk of HCC occurrence and early recurrence in a large cohort of DAAtreated HCV-cirrhotic patients and to identify potential predictors of HCC development. Methods: We analyzed data prospectively collected from 1927 consecutive HCV-infected cirrhotic patients treated with DAA from January to December 2015 in 10 tertiary liver centers in Italy and followed-up for one year after therapy. 161 patients had a previous …

Liver CirrhosisMaleCirrhosisSustained Virologic ResponseHepatocellular carcinomaDirect antiviral agentsDIRECT ACTING ANTIVIRALSGastroenterologyCohort Studies0302 clinical medicineRisk FactorsChronicIncidence (epidemiology)Liver NeoplasmsGastroenterologyMiddle AgedHepatitis CTumor recurrenceCirrhosis; Direct antiviral agents; HCV; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Aged; Antiviral Agents; Carcinoma Hepatocellular; Cohort Studies; Disease Progression; Female; Hepatitis C Chronic; Humans; Italy; Liver Cirrhosis; Liver Neoplasms; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Recurrence Local; Risk Factors; alpha-Fetoproteins; Sustained Virologic ResponseItalyLocalCirrhosis030220 oncology & carcinogenesisHepatocellular carcinomaHCVDisease ProgressionPortal hypertension030211 gastroenterology & hepatologyFemalealpha-FetoproteinsCohort studymedicine.medical_specialtyCarcinoma HepatocellularEarly RecurrenceAntiviral Agents03 medical and health sciencesInternal medicinemedicineHumansneoplasmsAgedCirrhosiHepatologybusiness.industryCarcinomaHepatocellularHepatitis C Chronicmedicine.diseasedigestive system diseasesNeoplasm RecurrenceDirect antiviral agentNeoplasm Recurrence LocalCirrhosis; Direct antiviral agents; HCV; Hepatocellular carcinomabusiness
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Impact of virus eradication in patients with compensated hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis: competing risks and multistate model

2016

BACKGROUND & AIMS No published study to date has provided a careful analysis of the effects of a sustained viral response (SVR) on the outcomes of patients with compensated hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related cirrhosis in relation to the degree of portal hypertension. Therefore, we estimated the impact of achieving SVR on disease progression, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development and mortality in a large cohort of HCV patients with cirrhosis with or without oesophageal varices (OVs) at the start of antiviral therapy. METHODS A total of 535 Caucasian patients were prospectively recruited to this study. All patients had a clinical or histological diagnosis of compensated HCV-related cirrhosi…

0301 basic medicineLiver CirrhosisMalemedicine.medical_specialtyCirrhosisCarcinoma HepatocellularSVRSustained Virologic ResponseHepatitis C virusHepacivirusmedicine.disease_causeEsophageal and Gastric VaricesGastroenterologyAntiviral Agents03 medical and health sciencesLiver diseasemultistate0302 clinical medicineInternal medicinemedicineHumansProspective StudiesAgedCirrhosiHepatologybusiness.industryLiver Neoplasmsvirus diseasesHepatitis CHepatitis C ChronicMiddle Agedmedicine.diseasedigestive system diseases030104 developmental biologyItalyLiverHepatocellular carcinomaHCVDisease Progression030211 gastroenterology & hepatologyFemaleViral hepatitisLiver cancerbusinessViral load
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Multiclass HCV resistance to direct-acting antiviral failure in real-life patients advocates for tailored second-line therapies

2017

Background & Aims: Despite the excellent efficacy of direct-acting antivirals (DAA) reported in clinical trials, virological failures can occur, often associated with the development of resistance-associated substitutions (RASs). This study aimed to characterize the presence of clinically relevant RASs to all classes in real-life DAA failures. Methods: Of the 200 virological failures that were analyzed in 197 DAA-treated patients, 89 with pegylated-interferon+ribavirin (PegIFN+RBV) and 111 without (HCV-1a/1b/1g/2/3/4=58/83/1/6/24/25; 56.8% treatment experienced; 65.5% cirrhotic) were observed. Sanger sequencing of NS3/NS5A/NS5B was performed by home-made protocols, at failure (N= 200) and w…

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